James Petigru: A Southern Lawmaker Who Opposed Secession theepochtimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theepochtimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The scion of a powerful South Carolina legal dynasty is charged with murdering his wife and son. It seems unbelievable, ghastly, and as the news trucks roll in and Hollywood producers begin making offers utterly familiar. Is the ideal of the “good family” broken, or have we always just propped it up to watch it fall, again?